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Originally Posted by yourface
for this price your friend would be much better off looking into a serviced apartment.
Why? Serviced apartments in similar location will cost about the same, require payment in advance and a big deposit, usually overcharge for electricity which is a substantial expense, have fewer servicing (as opposed to daily), not include breakfast which at Dream is actually really good value, etc.
I looked around at serviced apartments on Suk 11 and similar areas and anything similarly nice is at least 30K. Prices have gone up substantially in the last 2 years, and they are really milking the 'high season' surcharges, 'short term stay' surcharges, etc. Have you seen anything comperable to Dream in similar location for that much less?
And no, living at Ekkimai/On Nut/Rama 3 is not comperable. Like Pokerspiv said, if you're gonna be 1 hour away during rush hour, you might as well be in Pattaya.
If someone wants a chill and cheap place to stay that is still near the beach, they should consider Jomtien. It's close to Pattaya if you want hookers and Jomtien itself has tons of foreign restaurants and bars. Really nice beaches are a ferry away. Nice housing can be had at great price, and Jomtien is big enough to explore, but small enough to navigate without getting lost. I think people should put it on their list...